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IMISCOE - International Migration Research Network @imiscoe.bsky.social · 2d

👀Take a look at the results of the RISE Project (Responsible Involvement in Society and Elections)
@maartenpvink.bsky.social @incioyku-yr.bsky.social

➡️Paper publication:https://ismu.org/en/paper-citizenship-laws-reforms-perspectives-rise-2025/

➡️Webinar: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJbk...

Rethinking citizenship in Europe: Policies, Challenges, and Perspectives.

YouTube video by Fondazione ISMU

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Free Movement @freemovement.bsky.social · 2d

The earned settlement consultation makes clear that the government also has access to citizenship in its sights. Too early to see now of course, but I would like to see a significant spike in naturalisation grants starting next year - people who can and want to apply should probably do so.

Figure 6: Grants of citizenship in the UK, by application type, year ending September 2011 to year ending September 2025

Luke Piper @lukepiper.bsky.social · 2d

I'm not sure how much it is appreciated that there will be significant emigration coming. Those here on graduate visas coming to an end, the toughening up of skilled worker rules re. salaries/sponsorable roles and the 'earned settlement' changes to come. Lots of people are going to leave.

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 2d

Good @nieuws.nos.nl , now also replace the X share button with a @bsky.app one

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 3d

Another amazing achievement of the @globalcit.bsky.social team on electoral rights: @sumpierrez.bsky.social, @wegschaider.bsky.social & Rainer Baubock just published in Scientific Data (@nature.com !) on our new Migrant Electoral Rights dataset! 👏

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GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 3d

Want to know more about the MER dataset 🤔

Read Sebastian Umpierrez de Reguero, Klaudia Wegschaider and Rainer Bauböcks explain in their new publication ⚡

MER maps migrant voting and candidacy rights in 165 countries across 60 years 🗳️🌍📊

⚡ tinyurl.com/mtm2rp53

Migrant Electoral Rights (MER) New Data from 165 Countries and Six Decades - Globalcit

Sebastian Umpierrez de Reguero, Klaudia Wegschaider and Rainer Bauböck Migrant Electoral Rights (MER) New Data from 165 Countries and Six Decades, Nature, 2025. Read More ...

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GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 3d

Want to know more about the MER dataset 🤔

Read Sebastian Umpierrez de Reguero, Klaudia Wegschaider and Rainer Bauböcks explain in their new publication ⚡

MER maps migrant voting and candidacy rights in 165 countries across 60 years 🗳️🌍📊

⚡ tinyurl.com/mtm2rp53

Migrant Electoral Rights (MER) New Data from 165 Countries and Six Decades - Globalcit

Sebastian Umpierrez de Reguero, Klaudia Wegschaider and Rainer Bauböck Migrant Electoral Rights (MER) New Data from 165 Countries and Six Decades, Nature, 2025. Read More ...

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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 4d

EU Commission registers European citizens initiative calling for the full suspension of the EU/Israel association agreement
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Commission registers European Citizens\' Initiative on the EU-Israel Association Agreement

Today, the European Commission has registered the European Citizens\' Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘Demand the full suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement in view of Israel\'s violations of hu...

ec.europa.eu

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Safe travels!

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

On my way to Halle, Germany to join the celebratory launch of the CUREDI database on Judicial approaches to issues of cultural and religious diversity in Europe, sharing our @globalcit.bsky.social database experiences.

www.curedi-law.de

CUREDI Law Database - Cultural and Religious Diversity under State Law across Europe

CUREDI is an online database providing case law analysis on cultural and religious diversity across Europe.

www.curedi-law.de

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Ah... long time ago I was at Charleroi Airport (aka "Brussels South") and don't miss it...😉

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 4d

📣 Call for Abstracts!

Join the 4th Doctoral Conference on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy, March 19 -20, 2026 at the MPIfG in Cologne.

🎓 We welcome abstracts by doctoral researchers in economic sociology, political economy and related fields by Dec 8, 2025.

s.gwdg.de/U27NQb

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

...or the transcription for that purpose of the marriage certificate in the civil register of the first MS, where that transcription is the only means provided for by that MS for such recognition.

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

... concluded lawfully in the exercise of their freedom to move and reside within another MS, in which they have created or strengthened a family life,...

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

In the light of all the foregoing, [EU law] must be interpreted as precluding legislation of a MS which, on the ground that the law of that MS does not allow marriage between persons of the same sex, does not permit the recognition of a marriage between two same-sex nationals of that MS ...

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Therefore, if that marriage is not recognised (), there is a genuine risk that those citizens will face serious obstacles in regulating their family life (), in so far as they will be unable, in () everyday life – both in the public and in the private spheres – to rely on their marital status ().

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Nevertheless, () each MS must comply with EU law, () on the freedom conferred on all Union citizens to move and reside (), by recognising, for that purpose, the civil status of persons that has been established in another MS in accordance with the law of that other MS

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Some key passages:

Admittedly, as EU law currently stands, the rules on marriage come within the competence of the Member States, and EU law cannot detract from that competence. The MS are thus free to decide whether or not to allow marriage for persons of the same sex under their national law ().

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

ook in t Nederlands (en andere talen): curia.europa.eu/juris/docume...

CURIA - Documents

curia.europa.eu

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Is there anything more beautiful than crossing the Alps by train during the winter? 🏔️ 🚂

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

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Bronwen Manby @bronwenmanby.bsky.social · 4d

South Sudan: public consultations in Bahr el Ghazal State find demand South Sudanese with #dualcitizenship to be barred from holding top public offices. www.sudanspost.com/northern-bah...

Northern Bahr el Ghazal pushes to bar dual citizens from public offices - Sudans Post

Citizens in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State have called for sweeping constitutional reforms, including a controversial proposal to bar South Sudanese with dual citizenship from holding top public office...

www.sudanspost.com

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

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Bronwen Manby @bronwenmanby.bsky.social · 4d

“Half of the Malawian population in Zimbabwe has Zimbabwean passports and our government thought it wise to give them #dualcitizenship." #citizenshipinafrica
www.heraldonline.co.zw/uptake-of-du...

Uptake of dual citizenship by Malawians in Zimbabwe increases - herald

Raymond Jaravaza, Zimpapers Reporter MALAWIANS living in Zimbabwe are continuing to benefit from the right to dual citizenship, which allows them to obtain passports from both countries in accordance ...

www.heraldonline.co.zw

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

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Bronwen Manby @bronwenmanby.bsky.social · 4d

SA Dept of Home affairs launches new online portal for those wanting to recover their citizenship following the ConCourt ruling that automatic loss of citizenship by dual citizens who did not have permission for dual citizenship was unconstitutional #citizenshipinafrica
www.gov.za/news/media-s...

Home Affairs launches new citizenship portal | South African Government

Restoring dignity through digital progress: Home Affairs launches new citizenship portal The Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, today announced the launch of the Home Affairs Citizenship Rei...

www.gov.za

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks @bronwenmanby.bsky.social for keeping us posted as always on citizenship law developments across Africa.

Sharing your 3 posts on #dualcitizenship in:

South Africa (new portal for cit recovery)
Malawi/Zimbabwe (increased uptake)
South Sudan (barring dual citizens from public office)

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

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EU Court of Justice @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 4d

⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki:
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?

🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Very good. EU member states are obliged to recognise same sex marriages of EU citizens who have exercised free movement rights.

Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 4d

CJEU, free movement law/LGBT rights

New judgment: Member States (in this case Poland) are obliged to recognise same sex marriages of EU citizens who have exercised free movement rights curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

Press release summary of the judgment. Full text in the link.

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Delighted to work with you @globalcit.bsky.social in the coming years, @ashleymhollands.bsky.social !

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting development in Indonesia: Global Citizenship of Indonesia (GCI), modelled after the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI), which allows foreigners of Indian ancestry to visit, work and live in India indefinitely.

GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 4d

Citizenship in the News 📰 🇮🇩

Indonesia grants unlimited stay permit for former citizens in lieu of dual citizenship: Govt Launches “Global Citizenship” Scheme to Solve Dual Nationality Dilemma

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

www.reuters.com

Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 4d

Interesting citizenship developments in Indonesia.

GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 4d

Citizenship in the News 📰 🇮🇩

Indonesia grants unlimited stay permit for former citizens in lieu of dual citizenship: Govt Launches “Global Citizenship” Scheme to Solve Dual Nationality Dilemma

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

www.reuters.com

EU Court of Justice @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social · 4d

⚖️ Judgment in Case C-713/23 Wojewoda Mazowiecki:
Can a Member State refuse to recognise a same-sex marriage concluded in another Member State?

🎥 💬 Judge Jan Passer explains — with subtitles in all EU languages 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/p1...
📰 PR 👉 curia.europa.eu/jcms/jcms/Jo...

GLOBALCIT @globalcit.bsky.social · 4d

Citizenship in the News 📰 🇮🇩

Indonesia grants unlimited stay permit for former citizens in lieu of dual citizenship: Govt Launches “Global Citizenship” Scheme to Solve Dual Nationality Dilemma

www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

www.reuters.com

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